General Manager
Lexington, SCFull-timeSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
Chicken Salad Chick seeks a General Manager to lead restaurant operations, develop team members and future leaders, and deliver excellent guest service. The role oversees food quality and safety, kitchen cleanliness, inventory, ordering, maintenance, and full P&L performance. The posting describes a 45-hour work week, flexible schedules, Sundays off, no late nights or early mornings, paid vacation, a quarterly bonus, and a health insurance voucher program.
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Full job description
We are looking a General Manager in our Lexington SC Chicken Salad Chick
At Chicken Salad Chick, we are always keeping an eye out for General Managers who are friendly, enthusiastic, and who genuinely enjoy serving guests. General Managers who work at Chicken Salad Chick are given skills and life experiences that go beyond serving a great product in a friendly environment. The experiences we can provide you are an excellent stepping-stone to a successful future in the world of business. We also offer many other great benefits such as:
A fun work environment where you can positively influence others.
Flexible schedules which include being closed on Sundays.
No late nights or very early mornings.
No working with grease or serving alcohol.
Training with Operators and Owners that care about you personally and are invested in your success.
Leadership opportunities to gain real world management experience to help you reach your professional goals.
Competitive pay.
Generous Bonus Structure
Behavior Characteristics:
Ability to work 45-hour work weeks while exhibiting reliability and timeliness.
Allocate time for planning.
Focus on systematically and effectively communicating all Kitchen related goals and success factors to Team Members
Combine critical thinking and practical leadership to create a culture of innovation.
Effectively coach and give direction.
Intentionally and methodically grow and nurture relationships with the staff.
Be able to connect with a multicultural team.
Align hiring, training, daily practices and evaluation practices with the Vision of the organization and the Thematic Goal for the year.
Enthusiastically and passionately lead the Kitchen team.
The ability to handle stress and not EVER lose your cool or yell.
Additional Responsibilities:
Inventory management
End-of-Month counts and data entry.
We are growing and are looking for someone who wants to Grow future leaders and wants to grow professionally including upward progress to growing positions in the company.
Maintaining accurate transfer logs
Effective & efficient ordering
Maintaining a CLEAN production environment
Coaching, evaluating, and providing accountability for all kitchen Team members
Troubleshooting and repairing equipment and facilities
Ensure all necessary preventative maintenance and cleaning on a per set schedule.
Benefits:
Paid Vacation
Life changing quality of life for a restaurant operator.
Quarterly Bonus
Health Insurance Voucher program
Closed Sundays
No Grease or alcohol sales.
No Late nights or early mornings
As a General Manager you will:
Demonstrate a passion for the business and managing the overall operations.
Recruit, train, develop and recognize the best people and identify future talent.
Manage daily activities to ensure guests receive excellent customer service.
Demonstrate a strong awareness and concern for food quality and safety.
Adjust to multiple demands and shifting priorities.
Sense of Urgency that creates surprisingly fast Speed of Service
Attention to detail that ensures preparation and production procedures are followed.
Execution of systems that ensure a refreshingly clean environment.
Maintaining a work environment that ensures and promotes food safety.
High attention to the organization and appearance of the kitchen.
Grow sales yearly by 5%
Responsible for all costs and full P&L including Food cost, labor cost, and bottom-line performance.
Responsible for the growth of future managers and leaders and bench strength for your location and the growing company's needs.
Company Introduction
Chicken Salad Chick provides a delicious menu with a variety of 12 Chicken Salads, homemade sides, delicious soups, and great sandwiches. We are looking for a hospitality professional to help us maintain a team of excellence and superb service.
How this job compares
Set against the 688 open Restaurant Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$60–74K/yr138 salary ranges
- US median$19–21/hr160 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 15 open Restaurant Operations jobs in South Carolina and 688 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Restaurant Operations postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 8 years (267 postings).
- Education
- 2 of the 688 open Restaurant Operations jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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